David Lappartient

David Lappartient
President of the French National Olympic and Sports Committee
Assumed office
29 June 2023
Preceded byBrigitte Henriques
President of the Union Cycliste Internationale
Assumed office
21 September 2017
Preceded byBrian Cookson
Personal details
Born (1973-05-31) 31 May 1973 (age 51)
Pontivy, France

David Lappartient (born 31 May 1973) is a French politician, sporting administrator and the president of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), having been elected to the post in September 2017 at the 2017 UCI Road World Championships.[1] In February 2022 he was elected to serve an eight-year term as a member of the International Olympic Committee.[2] In September 2024, he was announced as one of seven candidates in the running to succeed Thomas Bach as IOC president.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Un Suisse dirigera l'Union Européenne – Actualité". DirectVelo (in French). Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  2. ^ "IOC Session elects five new Members". olympics.com. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Seven candidates announced for IOC presidency". olympics.com. Retrieved 16 September 2024.